Golden Globes 2012: A Premium Play

The 70th Annual Golden Globe Awards announced nominations Thursday morning, and as usual, HBO was the most recognized network with 17 nods.

In an overall dominant showing by pay cable, Showtime followed with seven nominations for Emmy-winner Homeland, Episodes' Matt LeBlanc (the series also got a nod for best comedy) and House of Lies' Don Cheadle. NBC was in third place with four noms for 30 Rock's Tina Fey and Alec Baldwin, Parks and Recreation's Amy Poehler and Smash, which was nominated for best comedy or musical series.

The HBO film Game Change was the most nominated program with five nods for best miniseries or TV movie, along with props for stars Woody Harrelson, Julianne Moore, Ed Harris and Sarah Paulson.

Homeland followed with four noms for best drama series and stars Claire Danes, Damian Lewis and Mandy Patinkin. PBS's Downton Abbey, ABC's Modern Family and HBO movie The Girl each took three nominations.

The Golden Globes, hosted by Fey and Poehler will air on Sunday, Jan. 13 live on NBC.